List of Cheers episodes
Cheers originally aired on NBC from September 30, 1982 to May 20, 1993. Over the series run, 275 original episodes aired, an average of 25 episodes per season. In the early 1990s, 20 volumes of VHS cassettes were released; each had three half-hour episodes.[1] The whole series is available on multi-disc sets on DVD, two to four per season. The series is also available on iTunes, on Paramount+ and Seasons 1–4 are on Hulu.
Series overview
[edit]Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Rank[2] | Rating[2] | Households (seasons 1-6)/ Viewers (seasons 7-11) (millions) | ||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||||
1 | 22 | September 30, 1982 | March 31, 1983 | 74 | 13.1 | 10.9 | |
2 | 22 | September 29, 1983 | May 10, 1984 | 34 | 16.6[a] | 13.8 | |
3 | 25 | September 27, 1984 | May 9, 1985 | 13 | 19.7 | 16.7 | |
4 | 26 | September 26, 1985 | May 15, 1986 | 5 | 23.7 | 20.4 | |
5 | 26 | September 25, 1986 | May 7, 1987 | 3 | 27.2 | 23.8 | |
6 | 25 | September 24, 1987 | May 5, 1988 | 3 | 23.4 | 20.7 | |
7 | 22 | October 27, 1988 | May 4, 1989 | 4 | 22.3 | 33.9 | |
8 | 26 | September 21, 1989 | May 3, 1990 | 3 | 22.7 | 34.7 | |
9 | 26 | September 20, 1990 | May 2, 1991 | 1 | 21.3 | 32.7 | |
10 | 26 | September 19, 1991 | May 14, 1992 | 4 | 17.6 | 27.3 | |
11 | 28 | September 24, 1992 | May 20, 1993 | 8 | 16.1[b] | 28.2 |
Episodes
[edit]Season 1 (1982–83)
[edit](Note: DVD Season 1 Disc 1 of the box-set episodes are out of sequence. The following is the correct airing order)
No. overall | No. in season | Title [3] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [3] | Rating/share/rank (households) |
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1 | 1 | "Give Me a Ring Sometime" | James Burrows | Glen Charles & Les Charles | September 30, 1982 | 9.6 / 15 / #60[4] |
2 | 2 | "Sam's Women" | James Burrows | Earl Pomerantz | October 7, 1982 | 14.7 / 22 / #49[5] |
3 | 3 | "The Tortelli Tort" | James Burrows | Tom Reeder | October 14, 1982 | 11.1 / 17 / #63[6] |
4 | 4 | "Sam at Eleven" | James Burrows | Glen Charles & Les Charles | October 21, 1982 | 11.1 / 17 / #62[7] |
5 | 5 | "Coach's Daughter" | James Burrows | Ken Estin | October 28, 1982 | 11.0 / 17 / #69[8] |
6 | 6 | "Any Friend of Diane's" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | November 4, 1982 | 12.4 / 18 / #62[9] |
7 | 7 | "Friends, Romans, Accountants" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | November 11, 1982 | 13.6 / 21 / #49[10] |
8 | 8 | "Truce or Consequences" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | November 18, 1982 | 11.9 / 18 / #63[11][12] |
9 | 9 | "Coach Returns to Action" | James Burrows | Earl Pomerantz | November 25, 1982 | 10.0 / 18 / #69[13] |
10 | 10 | "Endless Slumper" | James Burrows | Sam Simon | December 2, 1982 | 12.7 / 19 / #57[14][15] |
11 | 11 | "One for the Book" | James Burrows | Katherine Green | December 9, 1982 | 12.4 / 19 / #60[16][17] |
12 | 12 | "The Spy Who Came In for a Cold One" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | December 16, 1982 | 12.1 / 18 / #64[18][17] |
13 | 13 | "Now Pitching, Sam Malone" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | January 6, 1983 | 14.8 / 22 / #56[19] |
14 | 14 | "Let Me Count the Ways" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | January 13, 1983 | 12.9 / 20 / #61[20] |
15 | 15 | "Father Knows Last" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | January 20, 1983 | 14.9 / 22 / #46[21] |
16 | 16 | "The Boys in the Bar" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | January 27, 1983 | 14.9 / 22 / #41[22] |
17 | 17 | "Diane's Perfect Date" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | February 10, 1983 | 13.3 / 18 / #44[23] |
18 | 18 | "No Contest" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | February 17, 1983 | 15.9 / 24 / #49[24] |
19 | 19 | "Pick a Con... Any Con" | James Burrows | David Angell | February 24, 1983 | 13.1 / 20 / #58[25] |
20 | 20 | "Someone Single, Someone Blue" | James Burrows | David Angell | March 3, 1983 | 14.7 / 22 / #43[26] |
21 | 21 | "Showdown, Part 1" | James Burrows | Glen Charles & Les Charles | March 24, 1983 | 13.6 / 21 / #51[27] |
22 | 22 | "Showdown, Part 2" | James Burrows | Glen Charles & Les Charles | March 31, 1983 | 14.7 / 23 / #36[28] |
Specials
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
---|---|---|---|---|
S01 | "Super Bowl XVII Pregame segment"[29][30] | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | January 30, 1983 |
S02 | "Uncle Sam Malone"[31] | James Burrows | Ralph Phillips additional material: Brian H. Sato & Steven Amaya | TBA |
Season 2 (1983–84)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title [32] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [32] | Rating/share/rank (households) |
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23 | 1 | "Power Play" | James Burrows | Glen Charles & Les Charles | September 29, 1983 | 18.4 / 29 / #19[33] |
24 | 2 | "Li'l Sister Don't Cha" "Little Sister Don't Cha" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | October 13, 1983 | 18.6 / 28 / #21[34] |
25 | 3 | "Personal Business" | James Burrows | Tom Reeder | October 20, 1983 | 17.4 / 26 / #29[35] |
26 | 4 | "Homicidal Ham" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | October 27, 1983 | 18.0 / 28 / #22[36] |
27 | 5 | "Sumner's Return" | James Burrows | Michael J. Weithorn | November 3, 1983 | 15.3 / 23 / #34[37] |
28 | 6 | "Affairs of the Heart" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | November 10, 1983 | 18.1 / 26 / #24[38] |
29 | 7 | "Old Flames" | James Burrows | David Angell | November 17, 1983 | 17.2 / 25 / #25[39] |
30 | 8 | "Manager Coach" | James Burrows | Earl Pomerantz | November 24, 1983 | 14.2 / 25 / #42[40] |
31 | 9 | "They Called Me Mayday" | James Burrows | David Angell | December 1, 1983 | 16.9 / 25 / #30[41] |
32 | 10 | "How Do I Love Thee, Let Me Call You Back" | James Burrows | Earl Pomerantz | December 8, 1983 | 16.4 / 25 / #28[42] |
33 | 11 | "Just Three Friends" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | December 15, 1983 | 16.0 / 26 / #34[43] |
34 | 12 | "Where There's a Will..." | James Burrows | Nick Arnold | December 22, 1983 | 18.3 / 27 / #15[44] |
35 | 13 | "Battle of the Exes" | James Burrows | Ken Estin & Sam Simon | January 5, 1984 | 19.6 / 28 / #23[45] |
36 | 14 | "No Help Wanted" | James Burrows | Max Tash | January 12, 1984 | 17.3 / 26 / #29[46] |
37 | 15 | "And Coachie Makes Three" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | January 19, 1984 | 18.5 / 27 / #21[47] |
38 | 16 | "Cliff's Rocky Moment" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | January 26, 1984 | 19.3 / 29 / #20[48] |
39 | 17 | "Fortune and Men's Weight" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | February 2, 1984 | 13.1 / 19 / #51[49] |
40 | 18 | "Snow Job" | James Burrows | David Angell | February 9, 1984 | 17.1 / 25 / #26[50] |
41 | 19 | "Coach Buries a Grudge" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | February 16, 1984 | 14.6 / 21 / #33[51] |
42 | 20 | "Norman's Conquest" | James Burrows | Lissa Levin | February 23, 1984 | 17.2 / 26 / #22[52] |
43 | 21 | "I'll Be Seeing You, Part 1" | James Burrows | Glen Charles & Les Charles | May 3, 1984 | 13.9 / 21 / #32[53] |
44 | 22 | "I'll Be Seeing You, Part 2" | James Burrows | Glen Charles & Les Charles | May 10, 1984 | 13.6 / 22 / #30[54] |
Season 3 (1984–85)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title [55] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [55] | Rating/share/rank (households) |
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45 | 1 | "Rebound, Part 1" | James Burrows | Glen Charles & Les Charles | September 27, 1984 | 20.7 / 32 / #7[56] |
46 | 2 | "Rebound, Part 2" | James Burrows | Glen Charles & Les Charles | October 4, 1984 | 19.5 / 29 / #13[57] |
47 | 3 | "I Call Your Name" | James Burrows | Peter Casey & David Lee | October 18, 1984 | 18.6 / 28 / #17[58] |
48 | 4 | "Fairy Tales Can Come True" | James Burrows | Sam Simon | October 25, 1984 | 19.8 / 30 / #14[59] |
49 | 5 | "Sam Turns the Other Cheek" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | November 1, 1984 | 17.8 / 27 / #19[60] |
50 | 6 | "Coach in Love, Part 1" | James Burrows | David Angell | November 8, 1984 | 16.7 / 25 / #19[61] |
51 | 7 | "Coach in Love, Part 2" | James Burrows | David Angell | November 15, 1984 | 19.2 / 29 / #15[62] |
52 | 8 | "Diane Meets Mom" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | November 22, 1984 | 14.4 / 25 / #38[63] |
53 | 9 | "An American Family" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | November 29, 1984 | 20.5 / 30 / #15[64] |
54 | 10 | "Diane's Allergy" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | December 6, 1984 | 20.0 / 17 / #20[65] |
55 | 11 | "Peterson Crusoe" | James Burrows | David Angell | December 13, 1984 | 18.8 / 29 / #21[66] |
56 | 12 | "A Ditch in Time" | James Burrows | Ken Estin | December 20, 1984 | 17.4 / 26 / #20[67] |
57 | 13 | "Whodunit?" | James Burrows | Tom Reeder | January 3, 1985 | 18.4 / 26 / #21[68] |
58 | 14 | "The Heart Is a Lonely Snipehunter" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | January 10, 1985 | 19.9 / 27 / #18[69] |
59 | 15 | "King of the Hill" | James Burrows | Elliot Shoenman | January 24, 1985 | 18.7 / 28 / #22[70] |
60 | 16 | "Teacher's Pet" | James Burrows | Tom Reeder | January 31, 1985 | 20.6 /29 / #13[71] |
61 | 17 | "The Mail Goes to Jail" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | February 7, 1985 | 18.2 / 26 / #22[72] |
62 | 18 | "Bar Bet" | James Burrows | Jim Parker | February 14, 1985 | 21.3 / 32 / #9[73] |
63 | 19 | "Behind Every Great Man" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | February 21, 1985 | 22.3 / 33 / #9[74] |
64 | 20 | "If Ever I Would Leave You" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | February 28, 1985 | 19.9 / 29 / #16[75] |
65 | 21 | "The Executive's Executioner" "Executive's Executioner Hines"[76] | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | March 7, 1985 | 22.9 / 34 / #5[77] |
66 | 22 | "Cheerio, Cheers" | James Burrows | Sam Simon | April 11, 1985 | 20.6 / 31 / #8[78] |
67 | 23 | "The Bartender's Tale" | James Burrows | Sam Simon | April 18, 1985 | 20.1 / 31 / #6[79] |
68 | 24 | "The Belles of St. Clete's" | James Burrows | Ken Estin | May 2, 1985 | 19.7 / 32 / #4[80] |
69 | 25 | "Rescue Me" | James Burrows | Ken Estin | May 9, 1985 | 17.9 / 30 / #13[81] |
Season 4 (1985–86)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title [82] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [82] | Rating/share/rank (households) |
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70 | 1 | "Birth, Death, Love and Rice" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | September 26, 1985 | 26.0 / 39 / #4[83] |
71 | 2 | "Woody Goes Belly Up" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | October 3, 1985 | 23.4 / 35 / #5[84] |
72 | 3 | "Someday My Prince Will Come" | James Burrows | Tom Seeley & Norm Gunzenhauser | October 17, 1985 | 23.5 / 36 / #4[85] |
73 | 4 | "The Groom Wore Clearasil" | James Burrows | Peter Casey & David Lee | October 24, 1985 | 20.9 / 30 / #13[86] |
74 | 5 | "Diane's Nightmare" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | October 31, 1985 | 24.1 / 36 / #6[87] |
75 | 6 | "I Will Gladly Pay You Tuesday" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner | November 7, 1985 | 21.1 / 30 / #14[88] |
76 | 7 | "2 Good to Be 4 Real" | James Burrows | Peter Casey and David Lee | November 14, 1985 | 24.7 / 37 / #4[89] |
77 | 8 | "Love Thy Neighbor" | James Burrows | David Angell | November 21, 1985 | 21.9 / 33 / #11[90] |
78 | 9 | "From Beer to Eternity" | James Burrows | Peter Casey & David Lee | November 28, 1985 | 21.6 / 36 / #10[91] |
79 | 10 | "The Barstoolie" | James Burrows | Andy Cowan & David S. Williger | December 5, 1985 | 24.4 / 36 / #5[92] |
80 | 11 | "Don Juan Is Hell" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | December 12, 1985 | 24.0 / 36 / #6[93] |
81 | 12 | "Fools and Their Money" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | December 19, 1985 | 23.1 / 35 / #4[94] |
82 | 13 | "Take My Shirt... Please" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | January 9, 1986 | 24.3 / 36 / #7[95] |
83 | 14 | "Suspicion" | James Burrows | Tom Reeder | January 16, 1986 | 25.4 / 36 / #5[96] |
84 | 15 | "The Triangle" | James Burrows | Susan Seeger | January 23, 1986 | 24.0 / 35 / #7[97] |
85 | 16 | "Cliffie's Big Score" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | January 30, 1986 | 23.8 / 34 / #6[98] |
86 | 17 | "Second Time Around" | Thomas Lofaro | Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner | February 6, 1986 | 24.7 / 35 / #5[99] |
87 | 18 | "The Peterson Principle" | James Burrows | Peter Casey & David Lee | February 13, 1986 | 23.9 / 35 / #5[100] |
88 | 19 | "Dark Imaginings" | James Burrows | David Angell | February 20, 1986 | 23.4 / 34 / #6[101] |
89 | 20 | "Save the Last Dance for Me" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | February 27, 1986 | 26.0 / 38 / #3[102] |
90 | 21 | "Fear Is My Co-Pilot" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner | March 13, 1986 | 23.5 / 35 / #3[103] |
91 | 22 | "Diane Chambers Day" | James Burrows | Kimberly Hill | March 20, 1986 | 26.2 / 39 / #3[104] |
92 | 23 | "Relief Bartender" | James Burrows | Miriam Trogdon | March 27, 1986 | 22.3 / 35 / #6[105] |
93 | 24 | "Strange Bedfellows, Part 1" | James Burrows | David Angell | May 1, 1986 | 23.9 / 37 / #3[106] |
94 | 25 | "Strange Bedfellows, Part 2" | James Burrows | David Angell | May 8, 1986 | 22.6 / 35 / #5[107] |
95 | 26 | "Strange Bedfellows, Part 3" | James Burrows | David Angell | May 15, 1986 | 24.4 / 37 / #4[108] |
Season 5 (1986–87)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title [109] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [109] | Rating/share/rank (households) |
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96 | 1 | "The Proposal" | James Burrows | Peter Casey & David Lee | September 25, 1986 | 30.0 / 46 / #3[110] |
97 | 2 | "The Cape Cad" | James Burrows | Andy Cowan & David S. Williger | October 2, 1986 | 29.7 / 45 / #3[111] |
98 | 3 | "Money Dearest" | James Burrows | Janet Leahy | October 9, 1986 | 26.4 / 38 / #3[112] |
99 | 4 | "Abnormal Psychology" | James Burrows | Janet Leahy | October 16, 1986 | 29.8 / 44 / #3[113] |
100 | 5 | "House of Horrors with Formal Dining and Used Brick" | James Burrows | David Angell | October 30, 1986 | 27.2 / 41 / #5[114] |
101 | 6 | "Tan 'n' Wash" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner | November 6, 1986 | 28.8 / 41 / #3[115] |
102 | 7 | "Young Dr. Weinstein" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | November 13, 1986 | 29.8 / 43 / #3[116] |
103 | 8 | "Knights of the Scimitar" | James Burrows | Jeff Abugov | November 20, 1986 | 26.9 / 40 / #5[117] |
104 | 9 | "Thanksgiving Orphans" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner | November 27, 1986 | 21.7 / 38 / #6[118] |
105 | 10 | "Everyone Imitates Art" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | December 4, 1986 | 28.4 / 42 / #3[119] |
106 | 11 | "The Book of Samuel" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | December 11, 1986 | 28.2 / 42/ #3[120] |
107 | 12 | "Dance, Diane, Dance" | James Burrows | Jeff Abugov | December 18, 1986 | 28.4 / 43 / #3[121] |
108 | 13 | "Chambers vs. Malone" | James Burrows | David Angell | January 8, 1987 | 28.2 / 41 / #3[122] |
109 | 14 | "Diamond Sam" | James Burrows | Tom Reeder | January 15, 1987 | 30.3 / 43 / #3[123] |
110 | 15 | "Spellbound" | James Burrows | Kimberly Hill | January 22, 1987 | 30.7 / 42 / #5[124] |
111 | 16 | "Never Love a Goalie, Part 1" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | January 29, 1987 | 30.3 / 43 / #3[125] |
112 | 17 | "Never Love a Goalie, Part 2" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | February 5, 1987 | 27.7 / 40 / #3[126] |
113 | 18 | "One Last Fling" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner | February 12, 1987 | 27.4 / 41 / #3[127] |
114 | 19 | "Dog Bites Cliff" | James Burrows | Joanne Pagliaro | February 18, 1987 | 19.6 / 28 / #13[128] |
115 | 20 | "Dinner at Eight-ish" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | February 26, 1987 | 27.9 / 40 / #4[129] |
116 | 21 | "Simon Says" | James Burrows | Peter Casey & David Lee | March 5, 1987 | 29.6 / 43 / #3[130] |
117 | 22 | "The Godfather, Part III" | James Burrows | Chris Cluess & Stuart Kreisman | March 19, 1987 | 26.3 / 39 / #3[131] |
118 | 23 | "Norm's First Hurrah" "Norman's First Hurrah" | Thomas Lofaro | Andy Cowan & David S. Williger | March 26, 1987 | 27.4 / 41 / #3[132] |
119 | 24 | "Cheers: The Motion Picture" | Tim Berry | Phoef Sutton | April 2, 1987 | 27.9 / 43 / #4[133] |
120 | 25 | "A House Is Not a Home" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | April 30, 1987 | 26.0 / 42 / #3[134] |
121 | 26 | "I Do, Adieu" | James Burrows | Glen Charles & Les Charles | May 7, 1987 | 28.4 / 45 / #1[135] |
Specials
No. | Title | Original air date |
---|---|---|
S03 | "Pregame segment of the 1986 World Series, Game 3" | October 21, 1986[136] |
Season 6 (1987–88)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title [137] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [137] | Rating/share/rank (households) |
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122 | 1 | "Home Is the Sailor" | James Burrows | Glen Charles & Les Charles | September 24, 1987 | 28.4 / 44 / #3[138] |
123 | 2 | "I on Sports" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | October 1, 1987 | 26.1 / 41 / #4[139] |
124 | 3 | "Little Carla, Happy at Last: Part 1" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner | October 15, 1987 | 25.3 / 40 / #3[140] |
125 | 4 | "Little Carla, Happy at Last: Part 2" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner | October 22, 1987 | 22.8 / 34 / #8[141] |
126 | 5 | "The Crane Mutiny" | James Burrows | David Angell | October 29, 1987 | 26.8 / 41 / #3[142] |
127 | 6 | "Paint Your Office" | James Burrows | Peter Casey & David Lee | November 5, 1987 | 26.0 / 40 / #3[143] |
128 | 7 | "The Last Angry Mailman" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | November 12, 1987 | 26.4 / 40 / #2[144] |
129 | 8 | "Bidding on the Boys" | Thomas Lofaro | David Lloyd | November 19, 1987 | 26.4 / 41 / #3[145] |
130 | 9 | "Pudd'n Head Boyd" "Puddin' Head Boyd" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner | November 26, 1987 | 19.5 / 36 / #8[146] |
131 | 10 | "A Kiss Is Still a Kiss" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | December 3, 1987 | 23.5 / 36 / #4[147] |
132 | 11 | "My Fair Clavin" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | December 10, 1987 | 23.1 / 36 / #4[148] |
133 | 12 | "Christmas Cheers" | James Burrows & Thomas Lofaro | Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner | December 17, 1987 | 25.5 / 40 / #3[149] |
134 | 13 | "Woody for Hire Meets Norman of the Apes" | Tim Berry | Phoef Sutton | January 7, 1988 | 28.1 / 41 / #2[150] |
135 | 14 | "And God Created Woodman" | John Ratzenberger | Jeffrey Duteil | January 14, 1988 | 27.9 / 41 / #3[151] |
136 | 15 | "Tale of Two Cuties" | Michael Zinberg | Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner | January 21, 1988 | 26.9 / 40 / #3[152] |
137 | 16 | "Yacht of Fools" | Thomas Lofaro | Phoef Sutton | February 4, 1988 | 24.9 / 37 / #3[153] |
138 | 17 | "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | February 11, 1988 | 24.7 / 36 / #4[154] |
139 | 18 | "Let Sleeping Drakes Lie" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | February 18, 1988 | 19.4 / 28 / #6[155] |
140 | 19 | "Airport V" | George Wendt | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | February 25, 1988 | 20.4 / 30 / #7[156] |
141 | 20 | "The Sam in the Gray Flannel Suit" | Tim Berry | Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner | March 3, 1988 | 25.9 / 39 / #3[157] |
142 | 21 | "Our Hourly Bread" | Andy Ackerman | Sue Herring | March 10, 1988 | 24.9 / 38 / #2[158] |
143 | 22 | "Slumber Party Massacred" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | March 24, 1988 | 25.1 / 40 / #3[159] |
144 | 23 | "Bar Wars" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | March 31, 1988 | 23.2 / 39 / #3[160] |
145 | 24 | "The Big Kiss-Off" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | April 28, 1988 | 23.6 / 38 / #2[161] |
146 | 25 | "Backseat Becky, Up Front" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner | May 5, 1988 | 22.8 / 38 / #1[162] |
Season 7 (1988–89)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title [163] | Directed by [163] | Written by [163] | Original air date [163] | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating/share/rank (households) |
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147 | 1 | "How to Recede in Business" | James Burrows | David Angell | October 27, 1988 | 35.3[164] | 24.4 / 38 / #2[165] |
148 | 2 | "Swear to God" | James Burrows | Tom Reeder | November 3, 1988 | 31.2[166] | 21.8 / 33 / #7[167] |
149 | 3 | "Executive Sweet: Part 1" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | November 10, 1988 | 36.5[168] | 23.5 / 35 / #2[169] |
150 | 4 | "One Happy Chappy in a Snappy Serap: Part 2" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner | November 17, 1988 | 31.4[170] | 21.4 / 31 / #5[171] |
151 | 5 | "Those Lips, Those Ice" | James Burrows | Peter Casey & David Lee | November 24, 1988 | 30.0[172] | 17.3 / 31 / #15[173] |
152 | 6 | "Norm, Is That You?" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner | December 8, 1988 | 36.4[174] | 23.7 / 37 / #3[175] |
153 | 7 | "How to Win Friends and Electrocute People" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | December 15, 1988 | 35.6[176] | 23.7 / 37 / #4[177] |
154 | 8 | "Jumping Jerks" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | December 22, 1988 | 31.3[178] | 20.6 / 34 / #3[179] |
155 | 9 | "Send in the Crane" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | January 5, 1989 | 37.9[180] | 25.1 / 37 / #4[181] |
156 | 10 | "Bar Wars II: The Woodman Strikes Back" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | January 12, 1989 | 39.2[182] | 25.4 / 38 / #3[183] |
157 | 11 | "Adventures in Housesitting" | James Burrows | Patricia Niedzialek & Cecile Alch | January 19, 1989 | 35.4[184] | 22.7 / 34 / #4[185] |
158 | 12 | "Please Mr. Postman" | James Burrows | Brian Pollack & Mert Rich | February 2, 1989 | 38.3[186] | 24.7 / 37 / #5[187] |
159 | 13 | "Golden Boyd" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner | February 6, 1989 | 25.7[188] | 17.3 / 25 / #23[188] |
160 | 14 | "I Kid You Not" | James Burrows | Story by : Rick Beren Teleplay by : Rod Burton | February 16, 1989 | 35.1[189] | 22.8 / 35 / #4[189] |
161 | 15 | "Don't Paint Your Chickens" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | February 23, 1989 | 35.1[190] | 23.3 / 35 / #5[191] |
162 | 16 | "The Cranemakers" | Andy Ackerman | Phoef Sutton | March 2, 1989 | 35.9[192] | 24.3 / 37 / #4[193] |
163 | 17 | "Hot Rocks" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | March 16, 1989 | 33.5[194] | 22.5 / 35 / #5[194] |
164 | 18 | "What's Up, Doc?" | James Burrows | Brian Pollack & Mert Rich | March 30, 1989 | 36.8[195] | 24.4 / 39 / #5[196] |
165 | 19 | "The Gift of the Woodi" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | April 6, 1989 | 32.2[197] | 22.2 / 36 / #3[198] |
166 | 20 | "Call Me Irresponsible" | James Burrows | Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson | April 13, 1989 | 32.6[199] | 22.3 / 36 / #3[200] |
167 | 21 | "Sisterly Love" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | April 27, 1989 | 30.0[201] | 20.8 / 34 / #3[202] |
168 | 22 | "The Visiting Lecher" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | May 4, 1989 | 30.5[203] | 20.8 / 33 / #3[204] |
Specials
No. | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating/share/rank (households) |
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S04 | "Mickey's 60th Birthday"[205] | November 13, 1988[205] | 23.1[168] | 12.9 / 20 / #29[168] |
Season 8 (1989–90)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title [206][207] | Directed by [206] | Written by [206] | Original air date [206] | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating/share/rank (households) |
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169 | 1 | "The Improbable Dream, Part 1" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner | September 21, 1989 | 36.4[208] | 24.1 / 39 / #3[208] |
170 | 2 | "The Improbable Dream, Part 2" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner | September 28, 1989 | 36.1[209] | 24.3 / 39 / #3[209] |
171 | 3 | "A Bar Is Born" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | October 12, 1989 | 33.6[210] | 22.4 / 37 / #3[210] |
172 | 4 | "How to Marry a Mailman" | James Burrows | Brian Pollack & Mert Rich | October 19, 1989 | 37.2[211] | 24.7 / 38 / #1[211] |
173 | 5 | "The Two Faces of Norm" | Andy Ackerman | Eugene B. Stein | October 26, 1989 | 35.7[212] | 24.1 / 39 / #3[212] |
174 | 6 | "The Stork Brings a Crane" | Andy Ackerman | David Lloyd | November 2, 1989 | 37.6[213] | 24.4 / 37 / #3[213] |
175 | 7 | "Death Takes a Holiday on Ice" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | November 9, 1989 | 36.2[214] | 24.3 / 38 / #2[214] |
176 | 8 | "For Real Men Only" | James Burrows | David Pollock & Elias Davis | November 16, 1989 | 36.1[215] | 24.0 / 37 / #4[215] |
177 | 9 | "Two Girls for Every Boyd" | James Burrows | Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson | November 23, 1989 | 28.4[216] | 16.5 / 31 / #13[216] |
178 | 10 | "The Art of the Steal" | James Burrows | Sue Herring | November 30, 1989 | 37.1[217] | 25.4 / 40 / #2[217] |
179 | 11 | "Feeble Attraction" | Andy Ackerman | Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson | December 7, 1989 | 36.2[218] | 24.2 / 38 / #2[218] |
180 | 12 | "Sam Ahoy" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | December 14, 1989 | 33.3[219] | 22.5 / 36 / #2[219] |
181 | 13 | "Sammy and the Professor" | James Burrows | Brian Pollack & Mert Rich | January 4, 1990 | 35.8[220] | 24.2 / 36 / #1[220] |
182 | 14 | "What Is... Cliff Clavin?" | Andy Ackerman | Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson | January 18, 1990 | 37.7[221] | 24.7 / 37 / #1[221] |
183 | 15 | "Finally! Part 1" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | January 25, 1990 | 37.9[222] | 25.0 / 37 / #3[222] |
184 | 16 | "Finally! Part 2" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | February 1, 1990 | 33.4[223] | 22.7 / 34 / #2[223] |
185 | 17 | "Woody or Won't He" | Andy Ackerman | Brian Pollack & Mert Rich | February 8, 1990 | 34.5[224] | 22.8 / 35 / #2[224] |
186 | 18 | "Severe Crane Damage" | Andy Ackerman | Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson | February 15, 1990 | 35.2[225] | 23.3 / 35 / #2[225] |
187 | 19 | "Indoor Fun with Sammy and Robby" | Andy Ackerman | Phoef Sutton | February 22, 1990 | 35.8[226] | 23.6 / 36 / #1[226] |
188 | 20 | "50–50 Carla" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | March 8, 1990 | 34.4[227] | 23.4 / 36 / #2[227] |
189 | 21 | "Bar Wars III: The Return of Tecumseh" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | March 15, 1990 | 32.6[228] | 22.1 / 35 / #1[228] |
190 | 22 | "Loverboyd" | James Burrows | Brian Pollack & Mert Rich | March 29, 1990 | 35.5[229] | 23.8 / 38 / #2[229] |
191 | 23 | "The Ghost and Mrs. Lebec" | James Burrows | Dan Staley & Rob Long | April 12, 1990 | 30.1[230] | 19.7 / 33 / #2[230] |
192 | 24 | "Mr. Otis Regrets" | Andy Ackerman | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | April 19, 1990 | 32.9[231] | 21.9 / 35 / #1[231] |
193 | 25 | "Cry Hard" "Cry Hard, Part 1" | James Burrows | Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson | April 26, 1990 | 31.8[232] | 21.2 / 34 / #2[232] |
194 | 26 | "Cry Harder" "Cry Hard, Part 2" | James Burrows | Story by : Bill Steinkellner Teleplay by : Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner & Phoef Sutton | May 3, 1990 | 30.8[233] | 21.1 / 33 / #3[233] |
Season 9 (1990–91)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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195 | 1 | "Love Is a Really, Really, Perfectly Okay Thing" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | September 20, 1990 | 32.9[234] |
196 | 2 | "Cheers Fouls Out" "Bar Wars IV" | James Burrows | Larry Balmagia | September 27, 1990 | 28.4[235] |
197 | 3 | "Rebecca Redux" | James Burrows | Story by : Bill Steinkellner Teleplay by : Phoef Sutton & Bill Steinkellner & Cheri Eichen | October 4, 1990 | 30.4[236] |
198 | 4 | "Where Nobody Knows Your Name" | Andy Ackerman | Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson | October 11, 1990 | 32.9[237] |
199 | 5 | "Ma Always Liked You Best" | Andy Ackerman | Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson | October 18, 1990 | 31.7[238] |
200 | 6 | "Grease" | James Burrows | Brian Pollack & Mert Rich | October 25, 1990 | 29.9[239] |
201 | 7 | "Breaking in Is Hard to Do" | Andy Ackerman | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | November 1, 1990 | 33.2[240] |
202 | 8 | "Cheers 200th Anniversary Special" | James Burrows & Andy Ackerman | Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner & Phoef Sutton | November 8, 1990 | 45.9[241] |
203 | 9 | "Bad Neighbor Sam" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner | November 15, 1990 | 34.1[242] |
204 | 10 | "Veggie-Boyd" | James Burrows | Dan Staley & Rob Long | November 22, 1990 | 29.1[243] |
205 | 11 | "Norm and Cliff's Excellent Adventure" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | December 6, 1990 | 32.7[244] |
206 | 12 | "Woody Interruptus" | James Burrows | Dan Staley & Rob Long | December 13, 1990 | 33.8[245] |
207 | 13 | "Honor Thy Mother" | James Burrows | Brian Pollack & Mert Rich | January 3, 1991 | 38.6[246] |
208 | 14 | "Achilles Hill" | Andy Ackerman | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | January 10, 1991 | 36.3[247] |
209 | 15 | "The Days of Wine and Neuroses" | James Burrows | Brian Pollack & Mert Rich | January 24, 1991 | 32.3[248] |
210 | 16 | "Wedding Bell Blues" | James Burrows | Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson | January 31, 1991 | 32.7[249] |
211 | 17 | "I'm Getting My Act Together and Sticking It in Your Face" | Andy Ackerman | Dan Staley & Rob Long | February 7, 1991 | 31.5[250] |
212 | 18 | "Sam Time Next Year" | James Burrows | Larry Balmagia | February 14, 1991 | 31.9[251] |
213 | 19 | "Crash of the Titans" | James Burrows | Dan Staley & Rob Long | February 21, 1991 | 33.3[252] |
214 | 20 | "It's a Wonderful Wife" | James Burrows | Sue Herring | February 28, 1991 | 35.9[253] |
215 | 21 | "Cheers Has Chili" | Andy Ackerman | Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner & Phoef Sutton | March 14, 1991 | 30.3[254] |
216 | 22 | "Carla Loves Clavin" | James Burrows | Dan Staley & Rob Long | March 21, 1991 | 28.8[255] |
217 | 23 | "Pitch It Again, Sam" | James Burrows | Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson | March 28, 1991 | 30.8[256] |
218 | 24 | "Rat Girl" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | April 4, 1991 | 33.4[257] |
219 | 25 | "Home Malone" | Andy Ackerman | Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson | April 25, 1991 | 27.7[258] |
220 | 26 | "Uncle Sam Wants You" | James Burrows | Dan Staley & Rob Long | May 2, 1991 | 31.3[259] |
Season 10 (1991–92)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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221 | 1 | "Baby Balk" | James Burrows | Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson | September 19, 1991 | 31.4[260] |
222 | 2 | "Get Your Kicks on Route 666" | James Burrows | Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson | September 26, 1991 | 30.3[261] |
223 | 3 | "Madame LaCarla" | Tom Moore | Phoef Sutton | October 3, 1991 | 29.6[262] |
224 | 4 | "The Norm Who Came to Dinner" | Tom Moore | Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson | October 10, 1991 | 27.8[263] |
225 | 5 | "Ma's Little Maggie" | James Burrows | Tracy Newman & Jonathan Stark | October 17, 1991 | 24.5[264] |
226 | 6 | "Unplanned Parenthood" | James Burrows | Dan Staley & Rob Long | October 24, 1991 | 25.3[265] |
227 | 7 | "Bar Wars V: The Final Judgment" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | October 31, 1991 | 28.2[266] |
228 | 8 | "Where Have All the Floorboards Gone?" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | November 7, 1991 | 29.3[267] |
229 | 9 | "Head Over Hill" | John Ratzenberger | Dan Staley & Rob Long | November 14, 1991 | 27.8[268] |
230 | 10 | "A Fine French Whine" | James Burrows | Dan Staley & Rob Long | November 21, 1991 | 29.2[269] |
231 | 11 | "I'm Okay, You're Defective" | James Burrows | Dan Staley & Rob Long | December 5, 1991 | 27.3[270] |
232 | 12 | "Go Make" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | December 12, 1991 | 27.5[271] |
233 | 13 | "Don't Shoot...I'm Only the Psychiatrist" | James Burrows | Kathy Ann Stumpe | January 2, 1992 | 30.0[272] |
234 | 14 | "No Rest for the Woody" | James Burrows | Tracy Newman & Jonathan Stark | January 9, 1992 | 24.6[273] |
235 | 15 | "My Son, the Father" | James Burrows | Dan Staley & Rob Long | January 16, 1992 | 26.7[274] |
236 | 16 | "One Hugs, the Other Doesn't" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner | January 30, 1992 | 26.4[275] |
237 | 17 | "A Diminished Rebecca with a Suspended Cliff" | James Burrows | Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson | February 6, 1992 | 29.7[276] |
238 | 18 | "License to Hill" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | February 13, 1992 | 22.6[277] |
239 | 19 | "Rich Man, Wood Man" | James Burrows | Daniel Palladino | February 20, 1992 | 21.9[278] |
240 | 20 | "Smotherly Love" | James Burrows | Kathy Ann Stumpe | February 27, 1992 | 26.7[279] |
241 | 21 | "Take Me Out of the Ball Game" | James Burrows | Kathy Ann Stumpe | March 26, 1992 | 23.9[280] |
242 | 22 | "Rebecca's Lover...Not" | James Burrows | Tracy Newman & Jonathan Stark | April 23, 1992 | 22.1[281] |
243 | 23 | "Bar Wars VI: This Time It's for Real" | Rick Beren | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | April 30, 1992 | 30.5[282] |
244 | 24 | "Heeeeere's...Cliffy!" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | May 7, 1992 | 25.4[283] |
245 | 25 | "An Old-Fashioned Wedding" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | May 14, 1992 | 32.9[284] |
246 | 26 | |||||
Season 11 (1992–93)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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248 | 1 | "The Little Match Girl" | James Burrows | Dan Staley & Rob Long | September 24, 1992 | 28.7[285] |
249 | 2 | "The Beer Is Always Greener" | James Burrows | Tom Leopold | October 1, 1992 | 24.8[286] |
250 | 3 | "The King of Beers" | John Ratzenberger | Dan O'Shannon | October 8, 1992 | 23.1[287] |
251 | 4 | "The Magnificent Six" | James Burrows | Sue Herring | October 22, 1992 | 20.6[288] |
252 | 5 | "Do Not Forsake Me O' My Postman" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | October 29, 1992 | 24.0[289] |
253 | 6 | "Teaching with the Enemy" | James Burrows | Tom Anderson | November 5, 1992 | 28.5[290] |
254 | 7 | "The Girl in the Plastic Bubble" | James Burrows | Dan O'Shannon | November 12, 1992 | 29.6[291] |
255 | 8 | "Ill-Gotten Gaines" | James Burrows | Fred Graver | November 19, 1992 | 24.0[292] |
256 | 9 | "Feelings...Whoa, Whoa, Whoa" | Rick Beren | Kathy Ann Stumpe | December 3, 1992 | 22.9[293] |
257 | 10 | "Daddy's Middle-Aged Girl" | James Burrows | Rebecca Parr Cioffi | December 10, 1992 | 21.4[294] |
258 | 11 | "Love Me, Love My Car" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | December 17, 1992 | 23.4[295] |
259 | 12 | "Sunday Dinner" | James Burrows | Fred Graver | January 7, 1993 | 22.7[296] |
260 | 13 | "Norm's Big Audit" "Romancing the Crone" | John Ratzenberger | Tom Leopold | January 14, 1993 | 25.9[297] |
261 | 14 | "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Bar" | James Burrows | Rebecca Parr Cioffi | January 21, 1993 | 25.4[298] |
262 | 15 | "Loathe and Marriage" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | February 4, 1993 | 27.1[299] |
263 | 16 | "Is There a Doctor in the Howe?" | James Burrows | Kathy Ann Stumpe | February 11, 1993 | 28.4[300] |
264 | 17 | "The Bar Manager, the Shrink, His Wife and Her Lover" | James Burrows | Kathy Ann Stumpe | February 18, 1993 | 24.7[301] |
265 | 18 | "The Last Picture Show" | James Burrows | Fred Graver | February 25, 1993 | 28.0[302] |
266 | 19 | "Bar Wars VII: The Naked Prey" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | March 18, 1993 | 27.5[303] |
267 | 20 | "Look Before You Sleep" | James Burrows | Rebecca Parr Cioffi | April 1, 1993 | 26.3[304] |
268 | 21 | "Woody Gets an Election" | James Burrows | Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson & Dan Staley & Rob Long | April 22, 1993 | 27.6[305] |
269 | 22 | "It's Lonely on the Top" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | April 29, 1993 | 29.8[306] |
270 | 23 | "Rebecca Gaines, Rebecca Loses" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | May 6, 1993 | 30.8[307] |
271 | 24 | |||||
272 | 25 | "The Guy Can't Help It" | James Burrows | David Angell & Peter Casey & David Lee | May 13, 1993 | 29.5[308] |
273 | 26 | "One for the Road" | James Burrows | Glen Charles & Les Charles | May 20, 1993 | 80.4[309] |
274 | 27 | |||||
275 | 28 | |||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Tied with Goodnight, Beantown.
- ^ Tied with The CBS Sunday Movie.
- ^ Hunt, Dennis. "Cheer Up! 'Cheers' Lives via Mail Order". Los Angeles Times 14 May 1993: F18. Web. 1 June 2012. (subscription required)
- ^ a b "The Classic Sitcoms Guide to...Cheers".
- ^ a b Bjorklund 2014, pp. 281–295 "Season One: 1982-83."
- ^ "CBS tops Nielsens in season's 1st week". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 273, no. 44. October 6, 1982. p. 8. ProQuest 2587914903.
- ^ Gansberg, Alan L. (October 14, 1982). "CBS takes week 2; baseball aids ABC". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 273, no. 49. p. 4. ProQuest 2594795876.
- ^ Gansberg, Alan L. (October 20, 1982). "NBC wins weekly Nielsens race with coverage of World Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 274, no. 3. p. 5. ProQuest 2587802752.
- ^ Gansberg, Alan L. (October 27, 1982). "Series gives NBC 2 weeks in row; now 2nd in season". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 274, no. 8. p. 5. ProQuest 2587810032.
- ^ "Season returns to normalcy: CBS is back on top". Broadcasting. Vol. 103, no. 18. November 8, 1982. p. 78. ProQuest 963254255.
- ^ Hack, Richard (November 10, 1982). "CBS takes 6th week of '82-83 season: ABC in second place". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 274, no. 18. p. 6. ProQuest 2587803060.
- ^ Gansberg, Alan L. (November 17, 1982). "CBS takes week in Nielsens; 'Blue and Gray' beats rivals". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 274, no. 22. p. 14. ProQuest 2594774619.
- ^ "Wednesday, November 24, 1982". p. 10. 65 programs.
- ^ "CBS wins rating battle with 'Blue and Gray'". Broadcasting. Vol. 103, no. 22. November 29, 1982. p. 49. ProQuest 963235207.
- ^ Gansberg, Alan L. (December 1, 1982). "ABC wins weekly Nielsens with help from pro football, fights". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 274, no. 31. p. 12. ProQuest 2587814766.
- ^ "Thursday, December 9, 1982". p. 10. 68 programs.
- ^ Nielsen National TV Audience Estimates (November 22–December 5, 1982) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
- ^ "Thursday, December 16, 1982". p. 12. 73 programs.
- ^ a b Nielsen National TV Audience Estimates (December 6–19, 1982) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
- ^ "Friday, December 24, 1982". p. 10. Either 12.0 or 12.1, as microfilm copy can barely read this week's Nielsen ratings. 73 programs.
- ^ Gansberg, Alan L. (January 12, 1983). "CBS takes week; 'Alice' warms up Nielsen servings". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 275, no. 9. p. 32. ProQuest 2594787202.
- ^ "Football playoffs top scorers; CBS wins week again". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 275, no. 14. January 19, 1983. p. 34. ProQuest 2594753319.
- ^ Gansberg, Alan L. (January 27, 1983). "Music Awards hit new highs as ABC victorious in Nielsens". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 275, no. 20. p. 4. ProQuest 2594764977.
- ^ Gansberg, Alan L. (February 2, 1983). "Super Bowl gives NBC super win in weekly Nielsens race". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 275, no. 24. p. 14. ProQuest 2594763731.
- ^ "140 million watched 'The Winds of War'". Miami Herald. February 16, 1983. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gansberg, Alan L. (February 23, 1983). "CBS wins ratings; 'Dallas' tops again". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 275, no. 39. p. 4. ProQuest 2587810263.
- ^ "CBS tops weekly ratings". Miami Herald. March 2, 1983. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'M*A*S*H' tops Nielsens". Miami Herald. March 9, 1983. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Thorn Birds' sweeps weekly viewer ratings". Miami Herald. March 30, 1983. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Birds' scores points with viewers". Miami Herald. April 6, 1983. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cast of Cheers with special material about the Super Bowl". Los Angeles Times. February 2, 1983. Part VI (Calendar), page 7. Microfilm.
- ^ Levine, Ken (February 6, 2010). "My Super Bowl Tradition: The Lost Cheers". ...by Ken Levine at Blogspot. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ^ "Uncle Sam Malone". United States Department of Treasury. c. 1980s. Retrieved July 21, 2012 – via National Archives and Records Administration. National Archives Identifier: 5076619; Local Identifier: 53-BONDS-14; Agency-Assigned Identifier: P0074.
- ^ a b Bjorklund 1993, pp. 297–310 "Season Two: 1983–84".
- ^ "AfterMASH Wins Viewers". October 5, 1983. p. 6B. Record no: 8303200181. 65 programs.
- ^ "World Series Is a Hit with Nielsen Viewers". October 19, 1983. p. 18A. Record no: 8303240057. 66 programs.
- ^ "CBS' Simon Is No. 1". October 26, 1983. p. 16A. Record no: 8303250883. 70 programs.
- ^ "6 CBS Programs in Nielsen Top 10". November 2, 1983. p. 14A. Record no: 8303280050. 72 programs.
- ^ "ABC Wins Nielsen Race". November 9, 1983. p. 5B. Record no: 8303290980. 68 programs.
- ^ "CBS Sweeps Nielsens". November 16, 1983. p. 4B. Record no: 8304010721. 67 programs.
- ^ "ABC Nukes Networks in Week's Nielsens". November 23, 1983. p. 5B. Record no: 8304040716. 64 programs.
- ^ "The No. 1 A-Team Couldn't Defeat CBS". November 30, 1983. p. 4D. Record no: 8304050380. 63 programs.
- ^ "Gambler Film Makes CBS an Easy Winner". December 7, 1983. p. 6D. Record no: 8304070545. 65 programs.
- ^ "Seven Top 10 Shows Give CBS Nielsen Win". December 15, 1983. p. 2B. Record no: 8304090704. 69 programs.
- ^ "CBS' 60 Minutes Wins Ratings Race". December 22, 1983. p. 6B. Record no: 8304110387. 65 programs.
- ^ "Monday Night Football Suffers Its Worst TV Season". December 29, 1983. p. 10C. Record no: 8304120897. 66 programs.
- ^ "CBS wins week, NBC's 'Riptide' moves network into second". Broadcasting. Vol. 106, no. 3. January 16, 1984. p. 98. ProQuest 1016910894.
- ^ "Amelia wins over viewers". January 18, 1984. p. 6B. Record no: 8401050111. 71 programs.
- ^ "CBS wins big with Super Bowl". Broadcasting. Vol. 106, no. 5. January 30, 1984. p. 98. ProQuest 963233510.
- ^ "'Seasons,' Hammer' nail down first for CBS". Broadcasting. Vol. 106, no. 6. February 6, 1984. p. 166. ProQuest 963242202.
- ^ "No. 3 Dynasty helps ABC wins ratings race". February 8, 1984. p. 5C. Record no: 8401100023. 65 programs.
- ^ "NBC takes Nielsen lead for first time in season". February 16, 1984. p. 6B. Record no: 8401120302. 59 programs.
- ^ "ABC leads ratings with Olympics shows". February 22, 1984. p. 12D. Record no: 8401130864. 49 programs.
- ^ "CBS is Master of ratings game". February 29, 1984. p. 4B. Record no: 8401150603. 56 programs.
- ^ "The Nielsens". May 11, 1984. p. 5B. Record no: 8402040812. 65 programs.
- ^ "The Nielsens". May 17, 1984. p. 9B. Record no: 8402060339. 61 programs.
- ^ a b Bjorklund, pp. 311–326
- ^ "'Oldies' Give CBS a 'Premiere' Lead". The Miami Herald. October 5, 1984. p. 13F. 64 programs.
- ^ "The Nielsens". The Miami Herald. October 12, 1984. p. 13F. 60 programs.
- ^ "Comics/TV". The Miami Herald. October 27, 1984. p. 4D. 65 programs are listed. According to Lexington Herald-Leader article, "Dynasty Tops TV Ratings, but ABC Still in Last Place" (October 25, 1984), the household amount was 15.7 million.
- ^ "Comics/TV". The Miami Herald. November 2, 1984. p. 6B. 70 programs.
- ^ "CBS takes week six, NBC second". Broadcasting. Vol. 107, no. 20. November 12, 1984. p. 56. ProQuest 963260754.
- ^ "Comics/TV". The Miami Herald. November 16, 1984. p. 10C. 75 programs, including separate 23-minute blocks of 1984 U.S. Election Day coverage. Counting separate network coverages as one, including coverages of Democratic Campaign, amount of total programs would be converted into 59.
- ^ "The Nielsens". The Miami Herald. November 23, 1984. p. 17E. 68 programs.
- ^ "NBC garners another first place". Broadcasting. Vol. 107, no. 23. November 19, 1984. p. 109. ProQuest 1014703828.
- ^ "Comics/TV". The Miami Herald. December 6, 1984. p. 9D. 69 programs.
- ^ "Amusements". The Miami Herald. December 13, 1984. p. 4B. 54 programs.
- ^ "The Nielsens". The Miami Herald. December 21, 1984. p. 24D. 70 programs.
- ^ "CBS wins holiday weeks, edging ABC, NBC". Broadcasting. Vol. 107, no. 26. December 31, 1984. p. 110. ProQuest 1016915458.
- ^ "CBS takes the week in prime time and daytime". Broadcasting. Vol. 108, no. 2. January 14, 1985. p. 162. ProQuest 1014714181.
- ^ "CBS wins and ABC climbs into second". Broadcasting. Vol. 108, no. 3. January 21, 1985. p. 87. ProQuest 1014713043.
- ^ "Comics/TV". The Miami Herald. January 31, 1985. p. 5B. Only 55 shows are listed; there may be more in other articles.
- ^ "Cosby Show beats soaps". Daily Breeze. Torrance, California. February 6, 1985. p. C7. Out of 64 programs, only top 20 shows and bottom five are shown. Record no. 0000037631.
- ^ "Comics/TV". The Miami Herald. February 14, 1985. p. 6B. Only 45 shows are listed; there may be more in other articles.
- ^ "CBS back in first in weekly ratings". Broadcasting. Vol. 108, no. 8. February 25, 1985. p. 78. ProQuest 963263450.
- ^ "ABC, NBC tie in ratings photo finish". Broadcasting. Vol. 108, no. 9. March 4, 1985. p. 83. ProQuest 1014722694.
- ^ "Grammys help CBS to ratings victory". Broadcasting. Vol. 108, no. 10. March 11, 1985. p. 66. ProQuest 1014714913.
- ^ Cheers: The Complete Third Season (DVD). 2004.
- ^ "Basketball cuts into network numbers". Broadcasting. Vol. 108, no. 11. March 18, 1985. p. 65. ProQuest 1014715489.
- ^ "NBC records win number five". Broadcasting. Vol. 108, no. 16. April 22, 1985. p. 106. ProQuest 1014726845.
- ^ "CBS closes winning season with a victory". Broadcasting. Vol. 108, no. 17. April 29, 1985. p. 74. ProQuest 963267588.
- ^ "Second post-season win for NBC". Broadcasting. Vol. 108, no. 19. May 13, 1985. p. 76. ProQuest 963291793.
- ^ "NBC wins third week in a row". Broadcasting. Vol. 108, no. 20. May 20, 1985. p. 68. ProQuest 963251741.
- ^ a b Bjorklund 2014, pp. 327–341 "Season Four: 1985–1986".
- ^ "Premiere week: NBC comes on strong". Broadcasting. Vol. 109, no. 15. October 7, 1985. p. 36.
- ^ "NBC takes second straight prime time victory". Broadcasting. Vol. 109, no. 16. October 14, 1985. p. 52.
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Ratings notes
[edit]- Season 1
According to Los Angeles Times, ratings from 1982 to 1983 were based on 83.3 million households with at least one television set. "Television Ratings" column list is located at Part VI, "Calendar" section. Below sources originated from Los Angeles Times, republished in microfilm copies, which may be located in your local library.
- Season 2
Except where noted, they were originally published in print editions of The Miami Herald newspaper.
- Season 3
According to Los Angeles Times, Nielsen ratings of 1984–85 were based on 84.9 million households.
- Season 4
According to the Daily Breeze, a newspaper from Torrance, California, the 1985–86 ratings are based on 85.9 million households with at least one television.
- Season 5
According to the 15 May 1987 article from The Argus-Press, the 1986-87 ratings were based on 87.4 million households with at least one television set. Unless otherwise, the sources were of the newspaper Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- Season 6
Unless otherwise, the main source of Nielsen ratings is the newspaper Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. According to that main source, ratings of 1987-88 were based on 88.6 million households that have at least one television.
- Season 7
Unless otherwise, the main source of Nielsen ratings is the newspaper Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. According to that main source, ratings of 1988-89 were based on 90.4 million households that have at least one television.
- Season 8
According to many newspapers, including the main source USA Today, the 1989–90 Nielsen ratings are based on 92.1 million households that have at least one television.
External links
[edit]- "Cheers: Episode Guide". MSN TV. Archived from the original on January 16, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
- "Cheers episode guide". TV Guide. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
- Cheers at IMDb